Superstar English chef Gordon Ramsay, whose restaurant empire includes eponymous eateries in London, New York, Paris and around the world, has returned for season four of his hit reality show “Hell’s Kitchen,” which premiered on April 1st.

Each week, hopeful chefs, whose prior occupations range from electrician to receptionist to executive chef, try to prove they have what it takes to make it in chef Ramsay’s kitchen and win the coveted culinary prize.

With a very sharp tongue and fiery temper, Ramsay oversees the chefs as they orchestrate dinner service for hungry patrons, and in tense elimination sessions he weeds out the ones that don’t possess that special recipe for success. The last toque standing will receive a senior chef position at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant “Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood.”

In Ramsay’s kitchen, the old adage applies: “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Hell’s Kitchen, that is.